ncgu_greensborovoices_farmer-intfarmer-intgreensborovoicesncguyesOral history interview with James FarmerFarmer, James, 1920-Congress of Racial EqualityCivil rights workers--North CarolinaAfrican American civil rights workers--North CarolinaCivil rights movements--North CarolinaCivil rights demonstrations--North CarolinaGovernors--North CarolinaNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceNonviolence--North CarolinaDirect action--North CarolinaSegregation--North CarolinaAfrican Americans--Segregation--North CarolinaRace discrimination--North CarolinaNorth Carolina--Race relations--History--20th centuryRace relationsMass media--North CarolinaFarmer, James, 1920-Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998Oral history in which James Farmer discusses the history, strategies, and management of CORE, including the Freedom Highways campaign in North Carolina, and discusses Greensboro's role in the civil rights movement. He comments on Meier's and Rudwick's book CORE: A Study in the Civil Rights Movement, and recounts some activities of the NAACP, SNCC, SCLC, and Governor Terry Sanford. He mentions the success of nonviolent, direct action in achieving desegregation, assesses local and national media coverage of the movement, and describes his reasons for leaving CORE.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.Greensboro, N.C. : University Libraries, University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries2006Texthttp://library.uncg.edu/dp/crg/oralHistItem.aspx?i=509text/htmlGreensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public LibraryForms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices.1981-12-10Greensboro (N.C.)Guilford County (N.C.)North Carolina